Monday, May 19, 2014

Why You Don't Need More Megapixels. Really. - Digital Photo Secrets: "Everyone knows that more is better. Eight gigabytes is better than four. 550 horsepower is better than 500. Five blades are better than four. And 12 megapixels are better than eight. Right? That is without a doubt what we have all been indoctrinated to believe, especially when it comes to technology. More is better. And sometimes it’s true. But before you take on blind faith the idea that a higher megapixel camera is automatically superior to the one you already own, it’s a good idea to look past the marketing at the facts."

Choosing Photos for your Portfolio - Digital Photo Secrets: "Professional You’ve been taking photos for a while now, right? You’ve got a lot of great shots of your kids, some beautiful landscapes, some macro images and a handful of photos that are pure art. Your brother wants you to photograph his wedding and now an acquaintance has just asked if you’ll take some shots of his newborn son. Photography is starting to look like it isn’t just a hobby any more–now it has some pocket-cash potential. What next?"

White on white images - Digital Photo Secrets: "If you’ve ever spent any time photographing products in a studio setting, you’ve probably tried capturing images of white objects against a white background. Done correctly, white on white can be really stunning. Done incorrectly, it’s still a valuable learning experience. That is, if you don’t throw that beautiful white egg across the room in frustration, splattering it all over your poor dog, wife/husband or that painting that you never really liked much anyway."

Panorama Shot from the Tallest Man-Made Structure | ExposureGuide.com: "Remember that scene in Mission: Impossible IV – Ghost Protocol of Tom Cruise rappelling between the 112th and 134th floors of the 160-story-tall tower of the Burj Khalifa? Dubai-based photographer Gerald Donovan’s panorama atop the highest building in the world gives us an excellent idea of what it was like for the actor. That’s 2.6 GB of glass, concrete, steel and a whole lot of sand."

Five tips for a perfect exposure - CNET: "Digital cameras make it incredibly easy to take a photo at the correct exposure. There are several tools in your SLR that remove the guesswork from determining what your picture will look like once it has been taken.

Here are some tips on how to get a better exposure every time you take a photo."